| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 33-26 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Val Dickson | 33-26 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | John Scruggs connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Val Dickson | 33-29 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Mark Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Val Dickson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 33-31 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's pass is intercepted by Johnny Hanna | 33-31 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 35-33 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a shot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 35-33 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | James Mills is hacked by John Scruggs - foul #2 on John Scruggs, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Charles Jones | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Winters (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Val Dickson - foul #2 on Val Dickson, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Allen Hitt, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Burt Chapman | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 39-36 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger clanks a fadeaway from close range | 39-36 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe tips it home | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by John Scruggs - foul #3 on John Scruggs, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF) James Winters | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | David Davis misses the turnaround in the lane | 41-36 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | James Mills buries a floater in the lane | 43-36 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | David Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Welch | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Savage | 45-38 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | James Mills misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-38 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | James Mills is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Allen Hitt | |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger drills a shot from the left block | 47-38 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 47-41 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | James Mills misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson blows the dunk | 47-41 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 47-41 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Johnny Hanna picks off the pass by James Mills | 47-41 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | James Mills travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Charles Jones, Val Dickson, Edward Peterson | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG) Johnny Hanna | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Mills | 47-42 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | David Davis makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Welch | 49-42 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's floater is tipped away by Brian Thorpe | 49-42 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | James Winters grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Ament | 49-44 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | David Davis misses the floater in the lane | 49-44 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mills (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) SF - James Winters (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Beane and he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #4 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Val Dickson (PF) Brian Allen, Sean Ament, Ricky Beane | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF) James Winters | |
| 06:12 | UNLV | David Davis is hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #4 on Allen Hitt, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Thorpe | 53-47 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-47 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a jumper from close range | 53-47 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Val Dickson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-47 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Mark Welch is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | James Mills throws it down | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Mills | 55-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | James Mills knocks in the shot from close range | 57-47 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-47 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Sean Ament (SG), James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Charles Jones, Val Dickson | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Val Dickson (PF) Brian Allen, Sean Ament, James Winters, Ricky Beane | |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Val Dickson denies the turnaround by Howard Osterberger | 57-49 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | James Mills buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Davis | 59-49 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Val Dickson buries a floater in the lane | 59-51 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | David Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | James Mills tips it home | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is fouled in the backcourt by John Scruggs - foul #4 on John Scruggs, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Sean Ament (SG), James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Charles Jones, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Brian Thorpe steals the ball from James Winters | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Burt Chapman blows the dunk | 63-51 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez tips it back up and in | 65-51 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Howard Osterberger is called for the reach on Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Burt Chapman runs out the clock | 65-51 |